Global 5G handset sales grew +1,350% in 2020, driven mainly by the Chinese market. LTE (4G) sales declined -27% as a result of growing interest in 5G devices. 2G, 3G and 4G will still have strong sales in Africa.
Overall, global legitimate mobile phone sales declined -6% annually in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and global recession. Our extensive report forecasts handset sales for 6 regions and 88 countries worldwide, from 2002 to 2026.
The data model provides forecasts for 19 separate technologies, including GSM, EDGE, CDMA, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, HSPA+, HSUPA, LTE, LTE-A and 5G.
The report contains pivot-tables and flat-files for enhanced data manipulation.
The full report in excel is available to clients here.